Sensors to monitor walking in labor: a feasibility study
NCT ID NCT06471790
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether small wearable sensors can accurately track movement and walking patterns in 30 pregnant women during early labor, both with and without a low-dose epidural. The goal is to see if these sensors can help monitor pain relief effectiveness, predict fall risk, and understand labor progress. Participants must be at least 38 weeks pregnant, healthy, and planning to use a low-dose epidural that allows walking.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
at-term (\>= 38 gestation weeks) women admitted to the maternity facility for labor and delivery and willing low dose epidural analgesia with walking option
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * pregnancy \>= 38 gestation weeks * no significant medical history (American Society of Anesthesiologists class ASA 1) * receiving low-dose epidural analgesia with ambulation (in accordance with current service protocol) * not opposed to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in this study * Non-French-speaking patient * History of osteoarticular pathology likely to change gate (severe scoliosis, spinal surgery, congenital hip deformity, pelvic fracture, ligament or knee joint pathology) * adults under legal protection * multiple pregnancy * need for continuous intravenous infusion with infusion stand during ambulation
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Locations
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Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
RECRUITINGLyon, 69004, France
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